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TC has made the rules strict enough to the point where its pretty much not worth using, have to apply for certificates etc. There's a realtor guy getting fined $10k becuase he used a drone to fly around a house and film it.

Just cover it during the drivers meeting, this flag is used for debris on the track and when pointed to the sky a change in weather condition or falling drones. We can always make a McDonald's flag with a drone on it, caution drone above, this could work.

TC has made the rules strict enough to the point where its pretty much not worth using, have to apply for certificates etc. There's a realtor guy getting fined $10k becuase he used a drone to fly around a house and film it.

It's pretty hard to argue that isn't commercial use :/

All the answers are in the above. Don't charge/commercialize the film, and don't make it appear overly promotional (1morelap, keep it at arms reach... that guy is just a spectator). Do not use any sort of autopilot, except as a backup for control failure. If it is RC (not a drone...) and under 5 lbs, not for commercial use, you are covered by hobby exception at TC and not under the 'drone' exception from insurance.

And if it's not controlling itself, don't use the drone moniker! A drone in technical vernacular is a UAV. A quad copter is just a toy.

At our race a few weeks ago in Valcourt, a guy had a drone there. I saw it while watching other races, but not while I was on track. Saw the video of my race after, and he was pretty low. If your racing, you should be focusing on the track, not the sky.
This does suck, because they take some awesome video.